Smarter shelf strategy can boost retail profits and cut food waste by more than 20%, study finds
Grocery retailers may not need new technology—or behavior change from shoppers—to meaningfully reduce food waste. New research in the journal Management Science finds that small operational decisions already under a retailer's control, including how perishable items are displayed and when (and how m...
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Grocery retailers may not need new technology—or behavior change from shoppers—to meaningfully reduce food waste. New research in the journal Management Science finds that small operational decisions already under a retailer's control, including how perishable items are displayed and when (and how much) they're discounted, can increase profits while reducing spoilage.
Originally published at Phys.org
